Photo of the Week: Medical care in Debaltseve, Ukraine

27 May 2015

The city of Debaltseve in Eastern Ukraine has suffered massive damage in the last months (particularly fierce in February). Separatists took control of this strategic city after the Minsk agreement on February 12. Since then, many residents have returned home. But living conditions remain precarious, with poor shelter and food security, and without operational health structures. MSF is carrying out home consultations and running a mobile clinic in a van to reach those in most in need of medical care.

Photo: Jon Levy/MSF

An MSF Doctor consults with Svetlana Vorobyeva, 74, who suffers from hypertension and is unable to go outside. Two MSF medical teams in Debaltseve are visiting the homes of elderly or sick patients who are too unwell or immobile to leave their home.